EP0850897B1 - Alumina-based sintered material - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a uniformly dense and homogeneous alumina-based sintered material having excellent grindability and strength such as flexural strength, and which is free from color unevenness and fluctuations in density.
- the alumina-based sintered material of the present invention can be used to make ceramic parts for semiconductor fabrication equipment such as a wafer chuck, a conveyor jig, a polishing plate, various chamber parts and a wafer board, or to make ceramic parts for ordinary industrial machines.
- the alumina-based sintered material of the present invention can also be used as a ceramic part requiring particularly precise working and corrosion resistance, such as a precision working jig for producing a magnetic head.
- the first aspect of the present invention concerns an alumina-based sintered material comprising MgO in an amount of not more than 1% by weight (excluding 0% by weight), preferably from 0.005 to 1% by weight, CaO in an amount of from 0.02 to 1% by weight, SiO 2 in an amount of from 0.02 to 1% by weight and Al 2 O 3 in an amount of at least 98% by weight, having an SiO 2 content ratio of less than 80 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the sum of the weight of MgO, CaO and SiO 2 , a 50 percent cumulative grain size distribution in diameter of from 4 to 15 ⁇ m, a 90 percent diameter of not more than three times the 50 percent diameter, a maximum load current during grinding of not more than 1.0 A/mm, and a porosity of not more than 5%.
- the second aspect of the present invention concerns an alumina-based sintered material comprising MgO in an amount of not more than 0.4% by weight (excluding 0% by weight), preferably 0.005 to 0.4% by weight, CaO in an amount of from 0.02 to 0.7% by weight, SiO 2 in an amount of from 0.02 to 0.8% by weight and Al 2 O 3 , in an amount of at least 98% by weight, having an SiO 2 content ratio of less than 80 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the sum of the weight of MgO, CaO and SiO 2 , a 50 percent cumulative grain size distribution in diameter of from 6 to 12 ⁇ m, a 90 percent diameter of not more than three times the 50 percent diameter, a maximum load current during grinding of not more than 0.5 A/mm as determined by the method defined above, a porosity of not more than 3%, and a four-point flexural strength of not less than 300 MPa as determined according to JIS R1601 (1995).
- the Al 2 O 3 content can be adjusted as defined in the following third aspect of the present invention to invariably obtain an alumina-based sintered material having superior grindability. That is, the third aspect of the present invention concerns an alumina-based sintered material according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, comprising Al 2 O 3 in an amount of not less than 99.3% by weight.
- the resulting alumina-based sintered material has a fine structure that increases strength but deteriorates grindability.
- the resulting alumina-based sintered material has a coarse structure that enhances grindability but deteriorates strength.
- the 50 percent grain diameter falls within a range of from 4 to 15 ⁇ m
- the 90 percent grain diameter as defined above is three or more times the 50 percent grain diameter
- the resulting alumina-based sintered material exhibits reduced strength as well as deteriorated grindability. Namely, although the bulk of the sintered material has a structure which is sufficiently coarse so as to maintain high strength, abnormally grown oversized grains occur. This in turn gives rise to a fracture origin that causes a reduction in strength.
- the 50 percent grain diameter as defined above is preferably from 6 to 12 ⁇ m, particularly from 6 to 10 ⁇ m.
- the 90 percent grain diameter is preferably not more than three times, particularly from two to three times, and more particularly from 2 to 2.7 times the 50 percent grain diameter.
- an alumina-based sintered material having, in combination, a grindability as good as that obtained with a maximum load current during grinding of not more than 0.5 A/mm and a flexural strength of not less than 300 MPa can be obtained.
- the maximum load current during grinding can be reduced to not more than 0.3 A/mm, particularly to not more than 0.28 A/mm, and more particularly to not more than 0.25 A/mm while maintaining a flexural strength of not less than 320 MPa.
- the fourth aspect of the present invention concerns an alumina-based sintered material according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, which exhibits a maximum load current during grinding of not more than 0.3 A/mm as determined above and a four-point flexural strength of not less than 320 MPa as determined according to JIS R1601 (1995).
- an alumina-based sintered material having such excellent grindability and great strength can be obtained.
- the value of the load current as defined above indicates whether or not the grindability is good. In other words, the smaller the value of the load current, the better the grindability.
- the foregoing composition can be sintered at a temperature of from 1,550°C to 1,650°C, and particularly from 1,600°C to 1,650°C to obtain an alumina-based sintered material having a density such that the porosity is not more than 5%, particularly not more than 3%, and more particularly not more than 2%.
- the alumina-based sintered material obtained according to the present invention has both high density and great strength.
- the alumina-based sintered material of the present invention also exhibits very excellent grindability.
- the alumina-based sintered material having in combination such excellent grindability and strength can be obtained by adjusting the 50 percent grain diameter of the cumulative grain sine distribution and by adjusting the ratio of the 50 percent grain diameter to the 90 percent grain diameter in accordance with the present invention.
- CaCO 3 was blended in an amount to provide a CaO content as set forth in Tables 1 and 2.
- the Al 2 O 3 content as set forth in Tables 1 and 2 included the CaO and SiO 2 contents incorporated as impurities.
- the foregoing oxide powders were charged into a ball mill. An appropriate amount of an organic binder and water were then charged into the ball mill. The mixture was then stirred with 20 mm ⁇ alumina balls (purity: not less than 99.5%) for 16 hours. Thereafter, the material was dried using a spray dryer, and then granulated. Subsequently, the material thus granulated was hydrostatically pressed to prepare a molded product having a size of 50 ⁇ 50 ⁇ 20 mm (thickness). Thereafter, the molded product was stored and sintered at a temperature as set forth in Tables 1 and 2 under atmospheric pressure for 2 hours.
- the sintered product thus obtained was then mirror-polished.
- a photograph of the surface structure of the sintered product thus mirror-polished was then taken using a scanning electron microscope. Using the photograph, the maximum distance across each of 200 to 300 grains was measured.
- the grain diameter on the abscissa corresponding to 50% of the total number of grains measured on the ordinate is the 50 percent grain diameter
- the grain diameter on the abscissa corresponding to 90% of the total number of grains measured on the ordinate is the 90 percent grain diameter.
- the 50 percent grain diameter and 90 percent grain diameter measured as described above are set forth in Tables 1 and 2.
- the figure in parentheses in the 90 percent grain diameter column indicates the ratio of the 90 percent grain diameter to the 50 percent grain diameter.
- the alumina-based sintered material of Comparative Example 3 which had a 50 percent grain diameter falling within the desired range but had a 90 percent grain diameter of more than three times the 50 percent grain diameter, exhibited a relatively reduced strength due to the occurrence of abnormally grown grains.
- the composition, the 50 percent grain diameter of the cumulative grain size distribution, the ratio of the 90 percent grain diameter to the 50 percent grain diameter, etc. are specified in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, an alumina-based sintered material having excellent grindability, high density, high strength, and which is free of color unevenness and fluctuations in density can be obtained.
- an alumina-based sintered material having even better grindability and high strength can be obtained.
- the present invention can provide a sintered product having, in combination very excellent grindability and high strength as defined in the fourth aspect of the present invention.
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JP35872296 | 1996-12-26 | ||
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JP9350105A JP3035582B2 (ja) | 1996-12-26 | 1997-12-03 | アルミナ質焼結体 |
JP350105/97 | 1997-12-03 |
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JPH10236866A (ja) | 1998-09-08 |
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